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Exclusive Networks Africa Continues its Expansion Plans Throughout the Continent
Exclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its expansion into Africa, building presence within the sub-Saharan region in recent months, including the opening of a formal office in Lagos, Nigeria. This adds to the existing offices in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius. Because Africa is seen as a growth market by the Group, it is widely recognised as an important investment destination, allowing for a strong focus on the company’s vendor partners, both current as well as potential. This is according to Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of Exclusive Networks Africa, who clarifies: “Having previously operated in a number of countries across Africa with the support of representatives t...
E-Livestock and Mastercard Launch Blockchain-Based Solution to Aid Farmers in Zimbabwe
Image sourced from Feed Navigator. E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its-kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin and health records of their cattle, while reducing risks to buyers. First-of-its-Kind A first in the Middle East and Africa, the solution brings new hope to Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector after an outbreak of tick-borne disease in 2018 led to the death of 50,000 cattle. The lack of a traceability system has seen Zimbabwe unable to export beef to lucrative markets in Europe and the Middle East in recent years, reducing export earnings from beef, which are important to the country’s economy. The E-Livestock Global solution brings end-to-end visibility to the cattle supply chain. Commer...
Kenyan Food Delivery Startup Secures $1-Million Pre-Seed Ahead of August Launch
Image sourced from TechCabal. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_0b0.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_0b0.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Upcoming Kenyan food delivery startup Kune has closed a pre-seed funding round at $1-million in investments. The startup, which seeks to prepare and deliver freshly-made, ready-to-eat meals at affordable prices, will look to use the capital boost to scale its on-demand services before its planned launch in August later this year. The pre-seed funding round was led by Pan-African venture capital consortium, Launch Africa Ventures, and supported by Century Oak Capital GmbH, Consonance and Pariti, an ecosystem management firm. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_884.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_884.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Kune on the Go T...
SA, Nigeria & Kenya: Top E-Commerce Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sourced from Legit.ng /* custom css */ .tdi_4_e6c.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_e6c.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } A recent Visa report has shown that the top market contributors to e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last 3 years were South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, with Ghana also showing growth, having replaced Kenya in the top three contributors in 2020. SSA may be one of the smallest regions of e-commerce globally, but it shows steady growth potential. During lockdown, the region saw new e-commerce users rise by 5% when compared to the active base in SSA the previous year. “The three leading markets in SSA are starting to mature, providing the region with an established foundation and when twinned with the growing penetration of e-commerce, it offers p...
Tech-Driven Agriculture to Boost 50,000 Women and Youth Farmers in Nigeria
/* custom css */ .tdi_4_809.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_809.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-drivenagricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched a 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean. This comes as part of Thrive Agric’s commitment to strengthen agricultural value chains in the country, including for these three staple crops. The USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) is backing this effort with a $1.75-million co-investment grant. Thrive Agric /* custom css */ .tdi_3_be9.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_be9.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } A natural partner for the Trade Hub, Thrive Agric has already helped...
